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Checks & Balances: Increase Understanding of New Street Check Rules

As of January 1, 2017, new regulations came into effect in Ontario that sought to clarify the procedure police officers must follow when they ask civilians to identify themselves.  This practice, commonly referred to as street checks or carding, has been extremely controversial, disproportionately affecting people of colour and minorities. The new rules attempt to […]

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Youth-Police Dialogues, public legal education, and social change: An interview with Mara Clarke and Jessica Reekie

This interview has been cross-posted at the PLE Learning Exchange. It has been edited for flow. As sole-purpose PLEI (public legal education and information) organizations, we are constantly wrestling with the question of what PLEI can and can’t do. We hear a lot of questions from community workers about how we can use PLEI to […]

This is Where We Live: Justice and Community – A Youth Perspective

This video features youth from several GTA neighbourhoods discussing their views on how the justice system impacts their own lives and their communities.  It also includes photographs taken in an OJEN/ROEJ project with Toronto Community Housing – Youth Safety Ambassadors. Funding for the video has been provided through the Vital Ideas Fund at the Toronto […]

Interview with Kaitlynn and Quenton – Violence Intervention Ambassadors

Quenton and Kaitlynn are among approximately 30 youth who attend IMPACT ‘n Communities Youth Violence Intervention Ambassadors program; an initiative with Operation Springboard and one of the many community organizations where OJEN/ROEJ delivers justice education sessions.  Their East Scarborough neighbourhood is often in the media due to violence and gang activity.  Quenton and Kaitlynn agree […]

Youth Voices: What advice would you give police in your community?

In 2013-2014, OJEN has partnered with IMPACT ‘N Communities’ Youth Violence Intervention Ambassadors program to deliver justice education and advocacy training to young people living in East Scarborough. On December 6, Enisone Kadiri sat down with a Youth Worker from IMPACT to find out what needs to happen to improve the relationship between youth in […]

Youth Voices: What needs to happen to improve the relationship between youth and the police?

In 2013-2014, OJEN has partnered with IMPACT ‘N Communities’ Youth Violence Intervention Ambassadors program to deliver justice education and advocacy training to young people living in East Scarborough. On December 6, Enisoné Kadiri sat down with a frontline Youth Worker who partnered with IMPACT to find out what needs to happen to improve the relationship between youth […]

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